1st Edition
Variety in Written English Texts in Society/Societies in Text
By Tony Bex
Copyright 1997
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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Combining insight from a variety of linguistic perspectives including Hallidayan functional linguistics and relevance theory, Tony Bex demonstrates how written texts operate within society to convey meaning. This book:- * looks at a wide variety of written genres - advertisments, letters, poetry and literature * provides an accessible and comprehensive survey of genre theory * proposes a... Read more
Introduction 1 Variety and ‘Standard English’ 2 A (very brief) history of English 3 Texts in societies: societies in texts 4 Some definitional problems 5 Cohesion, coherence and register 6 Interpreting the language 7 Genre 8 The case of literature
Biography
Tony Bex
'This is not a book that provides cut and dried answers; it is a book of questions and dicussion. As such it is open-ended, and it is this which makes the book intellectually stimulating and attractive ... should appearly to readers accross a wide range of disciplines and different theoretical approaches. A fascinating discussion of the issues, which carries the debate forward.' - Language and Literature
